Lemon verbena is a tender perennial with leaves and tiny blossoms that offer a sweet lemon flavor that’s refreshing in tea or desserts. It’s also useful in for seasoning meat dishes. The plant can be ...

If 1960s supermodel Twiggy were a plant, she might be lemon verbena. The plant: If 1960s supermodel Twiggy were a plant, she might be lemon verbena. With its natural legginess and wild yet delicate ...

Dear Master Gardener: I would like to expand my herb garden next summer. Are there lemon-flavored herbs I can add? Answer: Lemon trees may not grow in Minnesota, but that doesn’t mean you can’t add ...

The wonders of plants never cease to amaze and one such nifty little trick they manage to pull off is growing into a fresh plant all on their own from a random cutting. In professional terms, ...

The wonders of plants never cease to amaze and one such nifty little trick they manage to pull off is growing into a fresh plant all on their own from a random cutting. In professional terms, ...

Growing lemons in a container is easier than you may believe. “On a scale of one to 10, with 10 being hard to grow, I would say lemons are a six,” says Matthew Fleming, lead horticulturist for ...

If you want to see something new – which, at least where horticulture is concerned, is to learn something new – I urge you to pay a visit to the Sepulveda Garden Center on the corner of Hayvenhurst ...

Gardeners agree that growing edibles every summer is about as good as life gets — could be better if hail would forget our addresses. Beyond enjoying popular homegrown tomatoes, peppers and squash, ...

Some plants should be in everybody’s garden, and lemon verbena is one of them. Lemon is a botanical scent that everyone loves. There is something inherently medicinal and cleansing about it. Lemon ...